Cash-carrier



(N0 Model.)

J. O. MARTIN.

CASH CARRIER. K

Patented Jan. 19, 1886.

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JOSEPH O. MARTIN, OF FLORENCE, MASSACHUSETTS.

CASH-CARR! ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,599, dated January 19, 1886.

l Application filed November 30, 1885. Serial No. 184,295. (No model) i To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH C. MARTIN, of

Florence, county of Hampshire, State of Mas sachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Cash-Carriers, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

` My invention, relating to a cash carrier or conveying device such'as employed in stores, is shown embodied in'an apparatus of that kind in which the carrier moves along a track between the different points or stations in the the carrier will continue its movement to the other end of the track by gravity. Carriers of this kind usually run at such a height above the iioor as not to be in danger of striking persons or other objects, and the receptacle for the cash or article to be conveyed usually article to be conveyed.

has an up-anddown movement from the level of the carrier, to facilitate the application to and removal from the carrier of the cash or One object of the present invention is to produce a simple, convenient, and durable carrier; and the main feature of this part of the invention consists in connecting the receptacle for the article to be conveyed with the main portion of the carrier that runs on the track by a hinged or pivoted springpressed arm, by which the receptacle may be raised to or lowered from the level of the carrier. The receptacle is shown as a fiat tray of proper size and shape to receive a book-such as commonly employed for making memoranda ofthe sales-and the main body of the carrier is provided with a holder which rests upon the book when in position in the tray, keeping it tightly closed, so that the money will be retained securely between the leaves of the book.

The invention also consists in the novel cony'llllctioil'of 'the track and running-gear of the carrier co-operating therewith, and also in the pneumatic propelling device, and in various details of construction hereinafter pointed out.

Figure lis a side elevation of a cash-carrier or'conveying apparatus embodying this invention, the receptacle being shown in dotted lines as drawn down to the position convenicnt for applying or removing its contents, and being shown in full lines in the position occupied while moving from point to point, and the projector being shown in the position assumed just v.before its impulse is imparted to the carrier; Fig. 2, an end elevation of the carrier, showing the track in cross-section; Fig. 3, a horizontal section on line x x, Fig. 2, looking downward; Fig. 4, a detail showing the joint or hinge of the receptacle-arm in plan view on a larger scale than in the other figures; Fig. 5, an enlarged longitudinal section of the receptacle and holder with a book held therein, and Fig. 6 a longitudinal section of the projecting device on a larger sca-le than in Fig. l. I

The track a is shown as consisting of a dat strip of metal beveled at its edges to form V-shaped rails or guides ct', which co-operate with the running-gear of the carrier. The track a is sustained by suitable supports, a2,

and is preferably inclined upward from either end, as shown in Fig. l, toward an interme diate point, so that if the carrier receives an impulse sufcient to carry it by the intermediate highest point it will continue on to the other terminal or station by gravity, making the passage in less time than if propelled by a force just sufficient to carry it across in asubstantially horizontal line. This feature of inclining the track upward from either end is not herein claimed, as it has been previously shown and described by me. rlhe runninggear of the carrier consists, essentially, of two pairs of wheels, b, having their peripheries provided with V-shapcd grooves fitting the V-shaped edges of the track a, the said wheels running upon journals b', which support the main frame-work c of the carrier. The track a is preferably curved in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the wheels b are inclined, although they might be in any position from the horizontal to the vertical.

To the lower end of the frame c is fastened IOO a rigid arm, e, (shown as composed of a piece of stout wire or rod,) the two extremities of which are fastened in the frame-work c, and the middleportion of which isbent transversely, as shown at e, Fig. 4, forming one member of the hinge or joint for the movable arm that supports the receptacle, y, for the cash or other article or material to be conveyed. The said receptacle g is shown in this instance as a ilat tray open at its forward end, but provided with ledges g along its sides and rear end, the said receptacle being of proper size to receive the memorandu11i-book l1, (see Fig.

5,) between the leaves of which the cash or money may be placed. The rcceptacleg is preferably pivoted or swiveled in the arinf, which is forked to embrace it, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that the said receptacle may retain its substantially horizontal position during its oscillating movement upon the arm f toward and from the main frame-work cof the carrier. rlhe arm f may be composed of Va Stout wire or rod secured at its end upon a hinge-piece, f, (see Fig. 4,) having lugs f2, which turn upon a transverse portion, c, of the iixed arm c, and being acted upon by a spring, if, which tends to turn the ar1nftoward the arm e, or from the dotted to the full line position, Fig. 1, thus pressing the receptacle 'g upward. The frame c is provided with a holder, k, shown as consisting of a wire trame of proper shape to bear along the edges and across the end of the book lz., as shown in Fig. 5, when the tray containing the said book is pressed upward by the spring i toward the said holder, thus securely confining coins or other material which may be placed between the leaves of the book 71, as shown at on, Fig. 5. The receptacle g is provided with a handie, n, extending downward beneath it in line with the pivotal joint between the receptacle and-army", so that in pulling down upon the said handle the receptacle g is retained horizontahorin properposition to readily receive the book h, or permit it to be removed therefrom. The handle n may also be used to receive the propelling force when the carrier is to be propelled or thrown along the track by the operator.

Instead ot' throwing the carrier by hand, the apparatus may include a pneumatic projecting device consisting of a cylinder, p, closed at one end, and containing a piston,p', connected with t-lie rod pworking in a guide-passage in the head 1f of the cylinder,which is preferably open, as shown in Fig. 6, so that when the piston p is moved quickly toward the closed end ofthe cylinder the air will be compressed behind it, and if the piston is then released the compressed air will throw it forward. The end of the piston-rod outside the cylinder is provided with a cushion, p, which may be of soft rubber or other yielding and preferably elastic material, and which is properly located to engage the framework c of the carrier, so that when the piston is thus thrown forward it will project or throw the carrier along the track a with sniicient power to carryit over the high part of the track, so that it will be carried to the station at the other end of the track. The piston is moved toward the closed end of the cylinder and then released, so as to tirst compress and then be impellcd by the air between it and the closed end of the cylinder, by means of an actuating device consisting of a rod or slide-bar, i', having au endwise movement in guides r', which may be made in the brackets by which the cylinder is fastened to the track c or other frame-work at the proper position near the end ofthe track. The said slide-bar is acted upon by a spring, r2, (see Fig. 1,) tending to move it forward to the position shown in Fig. G, and the said rod is provided with a catch or engaging device, r, which, when in its forward position, engages the tlange pf at the end of the pistonrod. The slidebar r is connected with an actuatingcord (see Fig. l) passing over a pulley, t', and provided with a handle, t2, accessible to the operator, who, by pulling down upon the said handle, moves the slide-bar r backward to the position shown in Fig. l, carrying the piston-rod aud piston with it,and compressing the air at the back of the piston. The conveying device follows the cushion p* at the end of the piston-rod by gravity as the latter is moved back, remaining in contact theren with, as shown in Fig. l, andat the end ofthe backward movement the catch oi is disengaged from the iiange p5 by a tripping device, i, engaging an inclined portion, r, of the catch and operating the same, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 6, so that t-he piston is released, and is at once inipelled forward by the compressed air behind it. XVhen the operator releases the handle t2, the slide-rod r is drawn forward by the spring r, so as to engage the piston and its rod for the next operation. The cushion p4, together with the air at the rear of the piston, serves as a bunter to arrest the carrier without concussion when it arrives at the station.

It is obvious that a propelling device of this kind will operate with carriers of various construction, and also that the herein-described carrier, with its receptacle and means for Inoving the same downward from the track, may be employed with any kind of running-gear and track and means for propelling the carrier along the track, either by hand or wholly by gravity, or by any other suitable propelling device.

I claim- 1. In a conveying device, the combination, with the body or main portion, of a pivoted arm and receptacle connected with the free end of the said arm, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the main portion of a carrier with a pivoted arm and receptacle connected with the free end thereof, and a holder connected with the main portion of the carrier and cooperating with the said receptacle, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the main portion of IIO a carrier with an-arm pivoted thereto, and a receptacle pivotally connected with the free end of the said arm, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the main portion of a carrier with an arm pivoted thereto, and a receptacle pivotally connectedwith the free end ofthe said arm, and provided with a handle in line with its joint with the said arm, substantially as described. i

5. The combination of the main portion of a carrier with a spring-pressed arm pivoted thereto, a receptacle consisting of a lat tray adapted to receive a book connected with the said arm, and a holder connected with the main portion ofthe carrier, having parts which bear along the sides and across the end of a book in the said receptacle,,substantially as described.

6. In a conveying apparatus, a pneumatic projecting device comprising a cylinder closed at one end, a piston Working therein, combined With an actuating device having an engaging device, by which the piston is moved to coinpress the air in the cylinder, and a co-operating releasing device, by which the piston is disengaged and permitted to be acted uponby the air previously compressed by it, substantially as described.

7. In a conveying apparatus, a track provided Witli lateral guides or rails, combined with a carrier comprising frame-Work and supporting-Wheels bearing laterally on the track which lies between them, the framework hanging from the said wheels below the said track, substantially as described.

SQThe combination of the track inclined upward from its terminal stations with a projecting device consisting of a cylinder closed at one end, a piston working therein and connected with acushiou that engages the carrier, and an actuating slide-rod provided with a catch, by which it may be connected With said piston to move the saine into the cylinder, and a releasing device for disengaging the said catch, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH C. MARTIN.

Witnesses:

Jos. P. LIvERMoRE, H. P. Barns. 

